Anhydrophryne

	Anhydrophryne ''Anhydrophryne'' is a genus of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae, formerly in Petropedetidae. It is endemism, endemic to South Africa. Until recently, the genus was monotypic, containing only ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'', until it absorbed two more species formerly classified as belonging to genus ''Arthroleptella''. Species The genus contains these species: * ''Anhydrophryne hewitti'' (FitzSimons, 1947) – Hewitt's moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'' (Bishop and Passmore, 1993) – Ngoni moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'' Hewitt, 1919 – Hogsback frog References Anhydrophryne, Endemic amphibians of South Africa Pyxicephalidae Amphibian genera Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hogsback Frog The Hogsback frog (''Anhydrophryne rattrayi''), or Rattray's forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is one of three species within the genus ''Anhydrophryne''. It is Endemism, endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Discovery This frog was initially discovered by Dr. George Rattray in the Hogsback Mountain region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and was described as a new species by John Hewitt (herpetologist), John Hewitt in 1919. Distribution and habitat The frog is found in the Amathole Mountains, Amotola (where the Type locality (biology), type locality, Hogsback is located), Katberg and Keiskammahoek mountains. Its habitat is the floor of forests near the forest edge at an altitude greater than 1100 m. It is particularly associated with the forest–grassland ecotone. Biology These small frogs are light-grey to dark-brown (sometimes coppery) in colour. The adult often has a thin pale line over its head and back, with two dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anhydrophryne Rattrayi The Hogsback frog (''Anhydrophryne rattrayi''), or Rattray's forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is one of three species within the genus ''Anhydrophryne''. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Discovery This frog was initially discovered by Dr. George Rattray in the Hogsback Mountain region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and was described as a new species by John Hewitt in 1919. Distribution and habitat The frog is found in the Amotola (where the type locality, Hogsback is located), Katberg and Keiskammahoek mountains. Its habitat is the floor of forests near the forest edge at an altitude greater than 1100 m. It is particularly associated with the forest–grassland ecotone. Biology These small frogs are light-grey to dark-brown (sometimes coppery) in colour. The adult often has a thin pale line over its head and back, with two darker bands along either side. The belly is marbled (white and dark brown to black.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anhydrophryne ''Anhydrophryne'' is a genus of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae, formerly in Petropedetidae. It is endemism, endemic to South Africa. Until recently, the genus was monotypic, containing only ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'', until it absorbed two more species formerly classified as belonging to genus ''Arthroleptella''. Species The genus contains these species: * ''Anhydrophryne hewitti'' (FitzSimons, 1947) – Hewitt's moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'' (Bishop and Passmore, 1993) – Ngoni moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'' Hewitt, 1919 – Hogsback frog References Anhydrophryne, Endemic amphibians of South Africa Pyxicephalidae Amphibian genera Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anhydrophryne Ngongoniensis ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'', the Ngongoni moss frog, Natal bandit frog, or mistbelt chirping frog (and many combinations of the previous), is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'' inhabit montane forest and, to a lesser extent, high-altitude grassland. The habitat of this species is being lost rapidly because of afforestation, the spread of invasive wattle trees, and inappropriate fire regimes. Distribution This tiny frog is restricted to an extremely small range, on grassy slopes in indigenous grasses of hills facing the ocean. The eastern escarpment of the Drakensberg Mountains is on the windward side and receives cool moist air so that it could be said to be in a permanent mist belt. It hides in the base of grass tussocks. Description and discovery It is small (1.6–1.8 cm) sandy/golden brown frog with four broken stripes of darker brown down the back extending onto the limbs. A very distinct f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anhydrophryne Hewitti Hewitt's moss frog (''Anhydrophryne hewitti''), also known as Natal chirping frog or yellow bandit frog, is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is found in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa, possibly including adjacent Lesotho. ''Anhydrophryne hewitti'' populations are small and fragmented, found in pockets of forest and dense vegetation. Breeding takes place in wet mossy areas near waterfalls and rapids. Eggs are laid in moss and leaf-litter. The eggs develop directly without a free-living tadpole A tadpole or polliwog (also spelled pollywog) is the Larva, larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully Aquatic animal, aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial animal, ... stage. References Anhydrophryne Amphibians of South Africa Amphibians described in 1947 Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Arthroleptella ''Arthroleptella'' is a genus of frogs known as moss frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae. The ten species of this genus are endemic to South Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Arthroleptella atermina'' Turner and Channing, 2017 - Riviersonderent moss frog * '' Arthroleptella bicolor'' Hewitt, 1926 – Bainskloof moss frog * '' Arthroleptella draconella'' Turner and Channing, 2017 – Drakenstein moss frog * '' Arthroleptella drewesii'' Channing, Hendricks and Dawood, 1994 – Drewes' moss frog * '' Arthroleptella kogelbergensis'' Turner and Channing, 2017 – Kogelsberg moss frog * '' Arthroleptella landdrosia'' Dawood and Channing, 2000 – Landdros moss frog * '' Arthroleptella lightfooti'' (Boulenger, 1910) – Lightfoot's moss frog * '' Arthroleptella rugosa'' Turner and Channing, 2008 – Rough moss frog * '' Arthroleptella subvoce'' Turner, de Villiers, Dawood and Channing, 2004 – Northern moss frog * ''Arthroleptella villiersi'' Hewitt, 1935 – De V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a Family (biology), family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon ''Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 12 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae. Family Pyxicephalidae * Subfamily ''Cacosterninae'' Genus ''Amietia'' (16 species) Genus ''Anhydrophryne'' (3 species) Genus ''Arthroleptella'' (10 species) – moss frogs Genus ''Cacosternum'' (16 species) Genus ''Microbatrachella'' (monotypic) – micro frog Genus ''Natalobatrachus'' (monotypic) Genus ''Nothophryne'' (5 species) – mongrel frogs Genus ''Poyntonia'' (monotypic) Genus ''Strongylopus'' (10 species) Genus ''Tomopterna'' (16 species) Subfamily ''Pyxicephalinae'' * Genus ''Aubria'' (2 species) – Masako fishing frog, brown ball frog Genus ''Pyxicephalus'' (4 species) – African bull frogs, pixie frog Genus †''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Hewitt (herpetologist) John Hewitt (23 December 1880 – 4 August 1961) was a South African zoologist and archaeologist of United Kingdom, British origin. He was born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, and died in Grahamstown, South Africa. He was the author of several herpetology, herpetological papers which described new species. He also described new species of spiders and other arachnids. Biography He graduated with a first-class in natural sciences from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1903. From 1905 to 1908 he was Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching, Sarawak. In 1909 he went to South Africa to work as an assistant curator at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria. In 1910 he was appointed Director of the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, eventually retiring in 1958.Deacon HJ, Deacon J (1999)''Human Beginnings in South Africa: Uncovering the Secrets of the Stone Age.''Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. viii + 215 pp. His daughter, Florence Ellen Hewitt (1910–1979), was a teacher and phyco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough skin texture due to wart-like parotoid glands tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal and purely cosmetic, not from taxonomy (biology), taxonomy or evolutionary history. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforest and associated wetlands. They account for around 88% of extant amphibian species, and are one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is known from the Early Triassic of Madagascar (250Myr, million years ago), but molecular clock, molecular clock dating suggests their divergent evolution, divergence from other amphibians may exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Petropedetidae The Petropedetidae are a family of frogs containing two genera and 11 species. They are found in sub-Saharan tropical Africa and are sometimes known under common name African torrent frogs. They are inhabitants of the splash-water zone of clear-running streams predominantly in forests. Tadpoles are either semiterrestrial in the spray zone or fully aquatic in zones of the strongest currents. Some species guard their clutches. They are medium- to large-sized frogs ('' Arthroleptides'' and '' Petropedetes''). Taxonomy The Petropedetidae are related to true frogs, family Ranidae, and have often been considered as a subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ... within a broadly defined Ranidae. However, they are now commonly treated as a family, although the genera incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]